Ancient China Flashcards
(88 cards)
Ancient China is comparable to what civilizations
Ancient River Valley civilizations
(Egypt and Mesopotamia)
the earliest settlements in Neolithic China were surrounded by what
rivers
what were the rivers that surrounded the early Netholithic China settlements
- Yellow River
- Yangtze River
Where was the Yello River located
northern near Tianjin
Where was the Yangtze river located
central, southern near Shanghai
Jade Congs was from what culture (specific)
Lingzhu culture
shape of congs
had a square outside with a circular inside
what was more common to find in the graves
the bi or congs
bi
where would bi be found in the gravesites
on the stomach or chest of the body
what does the long cong repersent
heaven and earth
the outside of the cong was decorated with what
abstract face patterns/decorative masked figures
what is the significance of jade carvings
very hard to carve without tools and was seen as very expensive and highly valued
what is more valued than gold and silver
jade
2 kinds of primary surviving decorative ritual objects
congs and bi
what is the assumption of the bi and cong association
with death rituals
when did China have significant artistic bronze production
about 2000 BCE
what was often depicted in the bronze work
animals imagined and real
what are bronze objects associated with
with rulers and often found in their tombs
Taotie Motif
an abstract zoomorphic form that is symmetrical with eyes, horns and sometimes fangs but NO lower jaw
How can Taotie Motif be abstracted
they are simplified to their essence until they are almost unrecognizable unless looked at very crafully
what is the Da Ke Ding vessel a symbol of
the global power that he held and how he was the ruler of all China (maybe even the world)
the first emperor of Qin Dynasty is often related to the
Imperial China
why and when did large sections of China unify
in 210 BCE Qin Shi Huangdi united the warring regions as one
who was the first emperor of Qin Dynasty
Qin Shi Huangdi
